Google has patched two flaws that, when combined, might reveal YouTube account email addresses, resulting in a serious privacy violation for anonymous users.
The vulnerabilities were detected by security researchers Nathan (schizo.org) and Brutecat (brutecat.com), who determined that users’ Google Gaia IDs could be obtained and converted into their email addresses using the YouTube and Pixel Recorder APIs.
For activists, content producers, and whistleblowers who depend on anonymity online, the potential to turn a YouTube channel into the owner’s email address poses a serious privacy danger read more about Google fixes flaw that could unmask YouTube users’ email addresses.
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